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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> Technically Speaking >> Philips DVD-RW discs won't play in my player http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1410926258 Message started by Lord Herbert on Sep 17^th, 2014 at 1:57pm

Title: Philips DVD-RW discs won't play in my player
Post by Lord Herbert on Sep 17^th, 2014 at 1:57pm

I bought 5 of them. Put one in the DVD-Player to record something that I previously had recorded off the air to the hard drive.

It recorded okay, but when I tried to play it back in the same DVD-Player I got a notice saying nothing was recorded to the disc.

I took the disc out and saw that a recording had been made to the disc.

It still wouldn't playback in the machine, or my other DVD-Player ~ or in the computor.

An old imation 'DVD+RW' disc records and plays back perfectly. The DVD-Player has both DVD-RW and DVD+RW capability.

Philips is a respectable brand. I can't think what the problem is.

Title: Re: Philips DVD-RW discs won't play in my player
Post by Black Orchid on Sep 17^th, 2014 at 6:48pm

I don't think the brand of DVD makes too much difference. Is the DVD player an older model? If you are burning, burn at a slow speed.

I have had the same problem in the past whereby some burns played and others didn't. You have to check which formats your DVD player recognises and make sure the 'recording' (download or whatever it is) is in the same format and is supported.

Are you recording shows directly from the tv or doing downloads from the internet which you transfer to DVD?

Title: Re: Philips DVD-RW discs won't play in my player
Post by Brian Ross on Sep 18^th, 2014 at 12:23am

You should always download completely any files before attempting to burn them to a DVD/CD. Otherwise your burning software may well experience stuttering as the download speed varies.

Herbie, was this just one DVD disk or was it the entire packet? One may well have been a manufacturing fault, even the entire packet perhaps. Try a different brand, bought from a different store.

Title: Re: Philips DVD-RW discs won't play in my player
Post by Hot Breath on Sep 18^th, 2014 at 4:27pm

Did you forget to wind the phonogram, Sensei? ;D ;D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Philips DVD-RW discs won't play in my player
Post by SpecialCharacter on Sep 18^th, 2014 at 6:55pm

Yeah, check what format your video is. Most players can do mp4. Also, use a decent burning software - I've found Nero to be a pain in the rear end.